NH Leadership Newsletter
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May 27, 2020The NH Leadership Series is over 30 years old with 1000 + graduates strong. We are now watching children of our earliest Leadership parents graduating from the Series and earning nine college credits! Lisa Beaudoin graduated from the NH Leadership... Read More -
May 27, 20201000 and counting… Leadership Graduates are working across and up and down New Hampshire and beyond, and Leaders are putting in the time and passion to create positive change in the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Kelly... Read More -
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September 13, 2019Happy summer everyone! As I sit here ready to write my first newsletter as Leadership Coordinator, I would like to thank those who came before me for this grand opportunity. I am the mom of two amazing kids. I’ve been married for 26 years to the... Read More
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September 13, 2019Every year the NH Leadership Series brings together powerful leaders to act as mentors for our participants. These valuable mentors are what we call “Group Leaders”. A Group Leader embodies what a true leader sets out to do.... go forth and to... Read More
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September 12, 2019Everyone has a different story. I want to tell you what brought me here, and how I became a part of the progressive movement in New Hampshire. For most of my life I thought I had no control over what went on outside my front door. My family did not... Read More -
September 12, 2019The NH Leadership Series is over 30 years old and 1,000 graduates strong. After thirty years of many parents coming through Leadership we are now watching as their children who experience different abilities become graduates themselves. These... Read More
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April 26, 2019DURHAM, N.H. – On Friday, April 12, 2019, the NH Leadership Series celebrated their 1000th graduate at Fratello’s in Manchester, NH. During the celebration, Ann Dillon received the Brianna Dillon Leadership Award and Forrest Beaudoin-Friede received... Read More
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April 19, 2019At the 2019 NH Leadership Funraiser Gala, Forrest Beaudoin-Friede received the 1st Annual Annie Forts UP with Leadership Award. He had the opportunity to speak after receiving his award. Here is his speech. Good evening, wow, this is a fantastic... Read More
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January 15, 2019On November 1st, the NH Leadership Series and Dan Habib hosted a screening of Intelligent Lives at Red River Theatre. The theatre was packed with Leadership graduates, current participants, self-advocates, family and community members, and... Read More -
January 15, 2019The NH Leadership Series would like to send a giant thank you to the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy who generously sponsored our Organizing session in Greenfield. Also, we would like to thank MOMSRISING for hosting dinner for our class... Read More
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January 15, 2019The 2018 Golf Tournament was held September 30th 2018. Special thanks to Jim Watson, Leadership Class of 2014, and to Mary Straight, our Concord IOD Office Manager and Golf Planner extraordinaire for their hard work and dedication making this... Read More -
January 15, 2019Jocelyn Curtin, daughter of Leadership gradate Marlin Curtin, Class of 1988, passed away at age 40. Jocelyn contributed to the knowledge and learning of so many advocates in NH and her legacy of creating communities where everyone belongs will... Read More -
January 15, 2019November’s election marked victories for three NH Leadership Alumni who were inspired by Leadership to enter this field of public service. Congratulations to incumbent Tamara Le, Class of 2010, Wendy Chase, Class of 2018, and Gaby Grossman, Class... Read More -
January 15, 2019The NH Leadership Series Class of 2019 has gotten off to a fantastic start and participants already are showing their skills in so many arenas! During the History Session, one of New Hampshire’s most beloved advocates, Freda Smith, honored us... Read More -
January 9, 2019DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $350,000 grant by the Annie Forts Up Syndrome Fund to establish the Annie Forts Up Syndrome Leadership Training Fund. It will benefit the New... Read More -
October 29, 2018DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $5,000 grant by Northeast Delta Dental to support the NH Leadership Series’ Improving Oral Health for Individuals with Disabilities project. “... Read More -
August 10, 2018The NH Leadership Series is made possible through the generous financial contributions from friends like you. We received gifts and grants from the following sponsors between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Thank you! REDWOOD SPONSORS (10,000-24,... Read More -
August 8, 2018Best wishes to fellow Leadership graduates as they prepare to run for office to serve the citizens of our wonderful State! Tamara Le, Class of 2010 State Representative, Rockingham County District 3 “I am running for re-election as a State Rep... Read More